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Lion Tales: Buffalo
In September 2015, Penn State was coming off an embarrassing loss to Temple in Philadelphia, a game that you saw mentioned a lot in this past week. Well, just like this year, the Nittany Lions came back home to take on MAC opponent Buffalo for a Noon kick at Beaver Stadium. That’s the subject of […]
What We Learned About College Football in Week Two
Texas Slays A Goliath The Longhorns have beaten nearly perfect the last few seasons outside of two behemoths – Georgia and Ohio State. They finally were able to slay one of their giants with a thrilling 24-23 comeback victory over the Buckeyes. It did not come easy at all, as Texas found itself behind 23-3 […]
Midweek Musings – Ironing Out the Kinks
With one non-conference game to go, the Penn State offense is left ironing out some kinks. Not that the offense has looked bad, by any means. The team is averaging 36 points per game and over 450 yards per game. The passing game in particular has looked sharp, with Rocco Becht completing 75.6% of his […]
This Week In Happy Valley: Hockey Names Team Captains
Matt Campbell was pleased with how his team handled a rough start against Temple. The men’s hockey team named Reese Laubach and Dane Dowiak co-captains for the 2026-27 season. The women’s hockey team checked in at No. 4 in the USCHO preseason poll. Women’s volleyball moved into the Top 10 of the AVCA poll. Volleyball […]
Nittany Lions in the NFL 2026: Week 1
Here’s a list of the current Nittany Lions in the NFL listed by 53-man roster. As a reminder, only players on the active roster or IR, and who finished their college career at Penn State without transferring away are included. Rookies are italicized. Standout Performers Parker Washington led the Jaguars with five catches for 83 […]
Big Ten Power Rankings – Week 2
Hello there and welcome to the Big Ten Power Rankings! Each week we’ll rank how the teams across the conference are playing, in the hopes of seeing just who is a contender, and who is a pretender over the course of the season. The rules are few, but resolute: Teams are ranked by how they’re […]
53 Random Thoughts From Penn State’s 27-9 Victory Over Temple
You know the drill here. Random thoughts during my Penn State/Temple rewatch. 1. What a start to the game. Koby Howard just DUSTING the Temple secondary for a shot play to open us up. Surely, this was going to be a sign of things to come for the offense… 2. Well, maybe not. 3. I […]
Penn State vs. Wisconsin to Kickoff at 5:00 PM EST on Peacock
We now know what time and how to watch the Homecoming clash between Penn State and Wisconsin on Saturday, September 26th. Earlier today, it was announced via the official PSU Football social media accounts that the Nittany Lions will face the Badgers at Beaver Stadium in a 5:00 PM EST kickoff that will be streaming […]
CFP Bracketology: Week 2
Week 2 of the college football season provided some fireworks that have shifted the playoff picture significantly from Week 1. My projected field after Week 2: Some notes from Week 2:
Stock Up, Stock Down (9.14.26)
STOCK UP Rocco Becht Quarterback play around these parts is always an interesting discussion because Penn State has pretty much had “solid-to-good” for the last decade: Over a 10-ish-year span, that’s rather extraordinary consistency, but it also left Penn State fans wanting more. Whether it was Trace or Cliff or Drew, none of those guys […]
Big Ten Superlatives: Week 2
There were 17 games involving Big Ten teams on Saturday and the conference went just 11-6, losing a number of high profile games and matchups that will set the narrative against the SEC and other leagues. It wasn’t all bad though as you’ll see noted here as we look at the best, the worst, and […]
MMQB – Air It Out
Through two games, the Penn State rushing attack has left something to be desired. Against Marshall, a team admittedly selling out to stop the run, Penn State managed just 3.6 yards per carry (YPC), though because they tallied 45 rushes, they did put together 163 yards on the ground, with two touchdowns – one each […]
Penn State Rises to 14th in the AP Poll
After solidly defeating Temple, the Nittany Lions rose slightly at the No. 14 in the Associated Press ranking, and climbed to 15th in the Coaches Poll. Penn State gets through the second week, and is joined in the rankings by fellow Big Ten teams Indiana (No. 4), USC (11th in Coaches, 12th in AP), Iowa […]
The Blessing In Disguise
As is the case every year, the first two weeks of the 2026 college football season have given us plenty of surprises. Every year, we get a stunning result, some of great magnitude, some less so. Wether it’s Rutgers looking hapless against a UMass team that was on a 16-game losing steak, or Oregon doing […]
Penn State Opens as Heavy Favorite Over Buffalo
Penn State is a heavy favorite to make it out of non-conference play unscathed. The Nittany Lions opened as a 39.5-point favorite over Buffalo, its final non-conference opponent of the regular season. Buffalo is off to a 1-1 start after sneaking past FCS Albany in week one, 21-17, before falling to Florida International, 33-20, on […]
Penn State Battles Past Temple: Post-Game Link Dump
Penn State had to deal with adversity after several missed opportunities lead to a slow start. The Nittany Lions defense continues to dominate with another tenacious performance. Matt Campbell discussed the time management situation at the end of the first half. The are concerns about Penn State’s rushing attack after the run game failed again […]
Position Grades: Temple
So, how does one try to grade a game where the final result was fairly comfortable, but the beginning was shaky? Let’s find out! Quarterback: B+ Rocco Becht got off to a rough start, completing only 1 of his first 4 passes (with that one being a beautiful 56-yard bomb to Koby Howard) and seemed […]
Social Media Reacts to Penn State-Temple & More from Week 2
After a slow start in south Philadelphia, Penn State football cruised its way to a 27-9 win over Temple at Lincoln Financial Field on Saturday afternoon. While a handful of errors and some sloppy play in the first quarter will give Matt Campbell plenty to work on, it was a relatively stress-free win at the […]
Afternoon and Late Games Open Thread
Penn State is done for the day, but there’s more football out there, including a top 5 showdown in Austin, so chill out with us while we partake!
Penn State 27, Temple 9: Lions Use Second Half To Pull Away
Penn State saw the kind of game we all expected a week ago, a they found themselves in a dog fight against Temple for a half. The Nittany Lions saw it all: penalties, missed field goals, dropped passes, and miscommunication turned a would-be blow out early into a game that had us all on the […]
Three Takeaways From Penn State’s 27-9 Win Against Temple
1) Slow start The early-game jitters we expected a week ago showed up on the road against Temple. Two early miscues, a missed field goal and a dropped touchdown pass by Chase Sowell, had Penn State wasted two red zone drives to start the game, leading to a closer-than-anticipated 10-3 first half. They did settle […]
POSTGAME SHOW: Penn State Overcomes Shaky Start to Handle Temple
Penn State is 2-0 after overcoming a rough start (offensively, at leat) at Temple. Jared and I will break it all down for you on our postgame show beginning at 3:05 PM EST.
POSTGAME SHOW: Penn State Overcomes Shaky Start to Handle Temple
Penn State is 2-0 after overcoming a rough start (offensively, at leat) at Temple. Jared and I will break it all down for you on our postgame show beginning at 3:05 PM EST.
Penn State – Temple Open Thread
Penn State heads on the road to take on the Temple Owls at 12:00 ET on ESPN2! Come hang out with us while we watch! One thing to note – we will not have separate open threads for each quarter. This thread will be your one stop shop for all things PSU-Temple. Let’s get it!
Early Morning Open Thread
Penn State travels to take on the Temple Owls at noon today, so come hang out with us while we get ready for the game!
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